Dienstag, 25. September 2007

Präsidentenwahl in Beirut geplatzt

Vorher Ben Eliezer-II: Das Interview wurde zwar noch nicht online präsentiert, jedoch erläutert die JPost Inhalte, die meiner vorigen Analyse entsprechend nahe kommen: "We need to break the cycle," Ben-Eliezer said in an interview with Army Radio. "Freeing Barghouti could start a process that would succeed in both moving the diplomatic negotiations forward and in freeing Schalit." He added that until now, there have been no positive developments in the Schalit case. Explaining his view, Ben-Eliezer said: "[PA President Mahmoud] Abbas has not delivered anything just yet, and [PA Prime Minister] Salaam Fayad is a well-respected man, but these two gentlemen are just not enough. Releasing Barghouti will help strengthen them." On the other hand, Ben-Eliezer said Barghouti was also "well-respected by Hamas. For us he might be a murderer, but I'd like to remind you that Arafat was no less of a murderer, and we approached him as well."